Famous Personalities Born In March - 04
Friday, 21 February 2025
1188 Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252) was born on this day in history.
1394 Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery was born on March - 04.
1492 Francesco de Layolle, composer was born on this day in history.
1610 William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.
1651 John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700) was born on this day in history.
1665 Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694) was born on March - 04.
1678 Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on March - 04.
1702 Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.
1706 On March - 04 birth of lauritz de Thurah, Danish architect and architectural writer (d. 1759)
1715 On this day in history birth of james Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, British statesman (d. 1763)
1719 On March - 04 birth of aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter
1719 George Pigot, Baron Pigot, British governor of Madras (d. 1777) was born on this day in history.
1742 On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Egli, composer
1745 Charles Dibdin, English composer (d.1814) was born on March - 04.
1747 On this day in history birth of casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general
1754 On March - 04 birth of benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer)
1754 On this day in history birth of dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, composer
1756 On this day in history birth of sir Henry Raeburn, Scottish painter (d. 1823)
1757 Ignaz Malzat, composer was born on March - 04.
1765 On March - 04 birth of charles Dibdin, England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized)
1766 On this day in history birth of emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon)
1773 Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer was born on March - 04.
1781 Rebecca Gratz, American educator and philanthropist (d. 1869) was born on this day in history.
1782 Johann Wyss, Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson) was born on March - 04.
1789 On this day in history birth of pavel P Gagarin, Russ monarch
1793 On March - 04 birth of karl Lachmann, German philologist (d. 1851)
1798 On March - 04 birth of john Joseph Abercrombie, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1877
1813 Wijnand J J Nuijen, romantic/water colors painter (Wrecked) was born on this day in history.
1817 On March - 04 birth of edwards Pierrepont, American statesman, jurist and lawyer; 34th United States Attorney General (d. 1892)
1819 On March - 04 birth of charles Oberthur, composer
1820 Francesco Bentivegna, Italian revolutionary (d. 1856) was born on March - 04.
1822 Jules Antoine Lissajous, French mathematician (d. 1880) was born on March - 04.
1826 John Buford, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.
1826 Theodore Judah, American railroad engineer (d. 1863) was born on March - 04.